Butcher's Block
319 4Th Street, Courtenay, BC, V9N 1G8 · Food Premises
Inspection summary
Butcher's Block has been inspected 3 times by Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority) since May 12, 2026. The most recent inspection, on June 11, 2026, found no infractions.
1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on May 12, 2026. For example:
Food Not Protected - General
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.
Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 20, 2026. For example:
Improper Construction / Maintenance of Establishment
About this data
These results come from Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
3 inspections
- Follow-Up
0 infractions
- Follow-Up
1 infraction
- Improper Construction / Maintenance of Establishment
- Deep clean ongoing
- Compliance date June 12 2026 Comments Follow up inspection. CORRECTED. Random product check: Within dates. Cold tap for hand sink replaced.
- Improper Construction / Maintenance of Establishment
- Routine
3 infractions
- Food Not Protected - General
- WARNING Products (Dairy) past date in walk-in cooler. Instructed to operator to discard. Staff placed product in walk-in freezer and did not discard.
- Warning issued to operator for non-compliance and instructed to discard. Discarded.
- Improper Construction / Maintenance of Establishment
- Build-up of debris, dust and grime in hard-to-reach areas of facility (eg: walls, ceiling, junctions between bars etc.)
- Complete a facility deep clean in within 1 month (by June 12, 2026)
- Improper Construction / Maintenance of Establishment
- WARNING-REPEAT INFRACTION Cold tap for hand sink by front is still missing. Noted on 30Jan2025
- Fix/replace in 1 week Comments Food safety protective temperatures in compliance. Sanitizer measured at least 200 ppm Quats. No reported changes to product formulations.
- Food Not Protected - General
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